Message to everyone affected by the bushfires
02-15-2009, 05:18 AM
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As a 90 y.o. veteran and founder of the Qld Bush Fire Brigade said poignantly on the news tonight...three things start a fire...
1. Oxygen
2. Heat
3. Fuel
Get rid of any one of them and the risk is gone....you can't get rid of oxygen, you can't get rid of heat, but if you can eliminate the fuel, you'll eliminate the fire.
Prevention is much better than cure.....
1. Oxygen
2. Heat
3. Fuel
Get rid of any one of them and the risk is gone....you can't get rid of oxygen, you can't get rid of heat, but if you can eliminate the fuel, you'll eliminate the fire.
Prevention is much better than cure.....
02-15-2009, 05:57 AM
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You can. Then what happens when you get a 101 km/h wind?
Hypothecially... Do they need to sue the weather for blowing too hard, for being to hot?
This is really, really sad that this happened. But it is just a tragedy that could hardly have been prevented unless no one lived there.
Cheers,
Hymee.
Hypothecially... Do they need to sue the weather for blowing too hard, for being to hot?
This is really, really sad that this happened. But it is just a tragedy that could hardly have been prevented unless no one lived there.
Cheers,
Hymee.
Saw a clip from theage.com.au. It is only a 4 minute clip but the fire starts from 2 hills away and got to the his front yard but the end the clip. Scary sound too.
02-18-2009, 01:19 AM
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Hey guys
I have been offlline for a while and just read this thread. Anything I write will just reinforce what has already been said.
Stu and Danielle, truly sorry for your loss. Death is difficult enough to handle when it is expected let alone under these circumstances. I admire your efforts in putting aside your own grief to help others at this time. I'm sure all your efforts helping people are greatly appreciated.
I just want to add a couple of things:
I got into an argument that almost broke into fisticuffs with a guy who was saying that he wasn't donating to any appeal unless he got assurances that none of the money would go to rebuilding the homes of people who weren't insured. In his words, "no one would raise money for me if my house burnt down and my insurance had lapsed." F'king ****. Nuff said.
Secondly, a mate of mine in the police force logistics and intelligence collection unit has been involved with the process of identifying the deceased. He said that in some cases all they have had to go on is the registartion of the vehicles in which they have found bodies. It has been a case of contacting the owners (if alive) or next of kin and asking who they think may have been a passenger in the vehicle.
This guy has investigated many murders, worked on the gangland killings and the Jayden Laske case, and he says nothing has affected him as much as this.
Cheers
I have been offlline for a while and just read this thread. Anything I write will just reinforce what has already been said.
Stu and Danielle, truly sorry for your loss. Death is difficult enough to handle when it is expected let alone under these circumstances. I admire your efforts in putting aside your own grief to help others at this time. I'm sure all your efforts helping people are greatly appreciated.
I just want to add a couple of things:
I got into an argument that almost broke into fisticuffs with a guy who was saying that he wasn't donating to any appeal unless he got assurances that none of the money would go to rebuilding the homes of people who weren't insured. In his words, "no one would raise money for me if my house burnt down and my insurance had lapsed." F'king ****. Nuff said.
Secondly, a mate of mine in the police force logistics and intelligence collection unit has been involved with the process of identifying the deceased. He said that in some cases all they have had to go on is the registartion of the vehicles in which they have found bodies. It has been a case of contacting the owners (if alive) or next of kin and asking who they think may have been a passenger in the vehicle.
This guy has investigated many murders, worked on the gangland killings and the Jayden Laske case, and he says nothing has affected him as much as this.
Cheers
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